1998–99 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 1998–99 football season
Al Ain
1998–99 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerNelo Vingada
(from 1998 until 15 November 1998[1])
Ilie Balaci
(from 15 November 1998[1])
UAE Football League2nd
President's CupWinners
Asian Club ChampionshipThird place
Top goalscorerLeague: Seydou Traoré (11)
All: Seydou Traoré (15)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 1997–98

The 1998–99 season was Al Ain Football Club's 31st in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Portugal Nelo Vingada (Sacked)
Romania Ilie Balaci
Assistant coach Portugal António Simões
Goalkeeping coach Iraq Samir Shaker
Team Manager United Arab Emirates Rabea Ibrahim [2]

Source: [1]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Football League 2 October 1998 6 May 1999 Matchday 1 2nd 33 16 9 8 58 36 +22 048.48
President's Cup 9 May 1999 27 May 1999 Round of 16 Winners 4 4 0 0 7 2 +5 100.00
Asian Club Championship 4 September 1998 30 April 1999 First round Third place 9 6 0 3 22 10 +12 066.67
Total 46 26 9 11 87 48 +39 056.52

Last updated: 27 May 1999
Source: Competitions

UAE Football League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al Wahda 33 19 8 6 68 35 +33 65
2 Al Ain 33 16 9 8 58 36 +22 57
3 Al Nasr 33 16 8 9 64 49 +15 56
4 Al Wasl 33 16 7 10 63 37 +26 55
5 Al Ahli 33 15 7 11 69 54 +15 52
Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAAHAHAH
ResultLWWLWWW
Position10[3]91111[4]7[5]22
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 1999. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Baniyas v Al Ain
2 October 1998 1 Baniyas 0–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
Report
Al Ain v Sharjah
15 October 1998 3 Al Ain 0–1 Sharjah Al-Ain
Report
Report
  • I. Mohamed 7'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Saeed Abdullah
Al Ain v Al Wahda
31 October 1998 5 Al Ain 2–3 Al Wahda Al-Ain
  • Pele 12'
  • M. Mohamed 78'
 Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Shabab v Al Ain
7 November 1998 6 Al Shabab 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
  • Marcal 75'
  • S. Johar 84'
 Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Al Wasl v Al Ain
10 November 1998 2 Al Wasl 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
  • Darwish 52'
 Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Al Ain v Al Jazira
13 November 1998 7 Al Ain 1–0 Al Jazira Al-Ain
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Ahli v Al Ain
19 November 1998 8 Al Ahli 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
  • Shah 21'
 Report
Report		 Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Al Khaleej v Al Ain
23 November 1998 4 Al Khaleej 2–5 Al Ain Khor Fakkan
 Report
Al Ain v Al Nasr
27 November 1998 9 Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Al-Ain
  • Pele 17'
  • J. Tawfiq 28' (pen.)
 Report
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Shaab v Al Ain
4 December 1998 10 Al Shaab 1–1 Al Ain Sharjah
  • S. Yousif 81'
  • Al Owais 88'
 Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium
Al Ain v Ras Al Khaimah
10 December 1998 11 Al Ain 5–0 Ras Al Khaimah Al-Ain
  • Al Owais 30', 34'
  • J. Tawfiq 36'
  • Traoré 55'
  • S. Johar 55'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Ain v Baniyas
25 December 1998 12 Al Ain 2–1 Baniyas Al-Ain
  • Al Owais 29'
  • S. Johar 78'
  • A. Traoré 70'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Ain v Al Wasl
31 December 1998 13 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wasl Al-Ain
  • Pele 11'
  • Hamdoon 31' (pen.)
  • H. Yousuf 40' (pen.)
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Sharjah v Al Ain
7 January 1999 14 Sharjah 1–1 Al Ain Sharjah
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Al Ain v Al Khaleej
11 January 1999 15 Al Ain 1–1 Al Khaleej Al-Ain
  • Annan 90'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Wahda v Al Ain
25 January 1999 16 Al Wahda 1–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
  • Al Owais 47', 48'
 Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Al Ain v Al Shabab
28 January 1999 17 Al Ain 1–0 Al Shabab Al-Ain
  • S. Johar 15'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Jazira v Al Ain
3 February 1999 18 Al Jazira 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
  • J. Tawfiq 89' (pen.)
Al Ain v Al Ahli
12 February 1999 19 Al Ain 2–3 Al Ahli Al-Ain
  • S. Abdullah 17'
  • F. Khalil 62'
  • Atiq 72'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Nasr v Al Ain
17 February 1999 20 Al Nasr 0–0 Al Ain Dubai
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Baniyas v Al Ain
5 March 1999 23 Baniyas 2–4 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
Al Wasl v Al Ain
10 March 1999 24 Al Wasl 3–0 Al Ain Dubai
 Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Al Ain v Sharjah
14 March 1999 25 Al Ain 5–1 Sharjah Al-Ain
  • J. Tawfiq 7', 38'
  • Al Nowais 13'
  • G. Harib 25'
  • Pele 45'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Khaleej v Al Ain
18 March 1999 26 Al Khaleej 1–1 Al Ain Khor Fakkan
  • Annan 50'
  • Al Nowais 70'
Al Ain v Al Shaab
22 March 1999 21 Al Ain 1–1 Al Shaab Al-Ain
  • Al-Doukhi 76'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Ain v Al Wahda
25 March 1999 27 Al Ain 1–2 Al Wahda Al-Ain
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Shabab v Al Ain
1 April 1999 28 Al Shabab 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
 Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ras Al Khaimah v Al Ain
4 April 1999 22 Ras Al Khaimah 2–7 Al Ain Ras al-Khaimah
  • Nouh 22'
  • Drigo 52'
  • A. Gharib 12'
  • H. Saeed 13'
  • G. Harib 51', 76'
  • Traoré 53'
  • A. Ali 60'
  • M. Abdullah 90'
Al Ain v Al Jazira
7 April 1999 29 Al Ain 1–0 Al Jazira Al-Ain
  • Al Nowais 75'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Ahli v Al Ain
14 April 1999 30 Al Ahli 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
 Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Al Ain v Al Nasr
18 April 1999 31 Al Ain 1–3 Al Nasr Al-Ain
  • Al Nowais 9'
  • Mossi 1', 53'
  • E. Juma 85'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Shaab v Al Ain
22 April 1999 32 Al Shaab 1–3 Al Ain Sharjah
  • H. Mubarak 11'
  • M. Mohamed 16', 17'
 Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium
Al Ain v Ras Al Khaimah
6 May 1999 33 Al Ain 2–0 Ras Al Khaimah Al-Ain
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

UAE President's Cup

Al Ain v Al Dhaid
9 May 1999 Round of 16 Al Ain 2–0 Al Dhaid Dubai
  • Al Owais 5'
  • Al Nowais 26'
 Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Al Ain v Al Shaab
12 May 1999 Quarter-finals Al Ain 2–1 Al Shaab Abu Dhabi
  • Al Doukhi 20'
 Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Al Ain v Al Wasl
19 May 1999 Semi-finals Al Ain 2–1 Al Wasl Abu Dhabi
7:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Al Jazira Stadium
Al Ain v Al Shabab
27 May 1999 Final Al Ain 1–0 (a.e.t.) Al Shabab Abu Dhabi
  • H. Mubarak gold-colored soccer ball 101'
Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fareed Ali

Asian Club Championship

First round

Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Oman Oman
4 September 1998 First leg Al Ain United Arab Emirates 5–2 Oman Oman Al Ain
 Report
  • M. Zayed 45'
  • D. Salem 85' (pen.)
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Oman Oman v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
18 September 1998 Second leg Oman Oman 0–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Muscat
Report

Round of 16

Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Lebanon Al-Ansar
9 October 1998 First leg Al Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Lebanon Al-Ansar Al Ain
 Report
Al-Ansar Lebanon v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
25 October 1998 Second leg Al-Ansar Lebanon 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Beirut

Quarter-finals

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
Iran Esteghlal 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
Source: AFC
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat
25 February 1999 Al Ain United Arab Emirates 6–1 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat Al Ain
 Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Iran Esteghlal
27 February 1999 Al Ain United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran Esteghlal Al Ain
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
1 March 1999 Al Ain United Arab Emirates 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Al Ain
  • G. Harib 68'
 Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Semi-finals

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates v Japan Júbilo Iwata
28 April 1999 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–2
(aet, 2–4 PK)		 Japan Júbilo Iwata Tehran
Al Nowais 35', 66' Tanaka 15'
Fujita 37'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Third place

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates v China Dalian Wanda
30 April 1999 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–2 China Dalian Wanda Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 27 May 1999

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos. Player Football League President's Cup Asian Club Championship Total
1 FW Burkina Faso Seydou Traoré 11 2 2 15
2 FW United Arab Emirates Majid Al Owais 7 2 2 11
MF Ghana Abedi Pele 7 0 4 11
4 FW United Arab Emirates Fahad Al Nowais 5 2 3 10
5 MF United Arab Emirates Helal Saeed 5 0 4 9
6 MF United Arab Emirates Jasem Tawfiq 6 0 1 7
7 MF United Arab Emirates Gharib Harib 3 0 2 5
8 FW United Arab Emirates Musabbah Mohamed 4 0 0 4
MF United Arab Emirates Salem Joher 4 0 0 4
10 MF United Arab Emirates Hamad Mubarak 1 1 0 2
FW United Arab Emirates Abdullah Shila 0 0 2 2
MF Morocco Rachid Daoudi 0 0 2 2
14 DF United Arab Emirates Mohamad Abdullah 1 0 0 1
DF United Arab Emirates Abdullah Ali 1 0 0 1
MF United Arab Emirates Awad Gharib 1 0 0 1
MF United Arab Emirates Sultan Rashed 1 0 0 1
DF United Arab Emirates Mohammed Hamdoon 1 0 0 1
Own goals (from the opponents) 0 0 0 0
Totals 58 7 22 87

Awards

Asian Club Championship

Award[6] Player
Most Valuable Player Burkina Faso Seydou Traoré

References

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  2. ^ "نادي الانصار أنهى جميع التحضيرات لاستقبال نادي العين الاماراتي اليوم". Addiyar.com. 23 October 1998. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Round 3 results". Al-Jazirah.com.
  4. ^ "Round 8 results". Al-Jazirah.com.
  5. ^ "Round 9 results". Al-Jazirah.com.
  6. ^ "Asian Club Championship 18th Edition 1998/99". Asian Football Confederation. 22 April 1999. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999.

External links

  • Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)
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